Good Detailer In NOVA?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,413
Likes: 9
From: The Old Dominion
http://www.newshinedetailing.com/
Haven't used him personally but have heard good things from many people.
Haven't used him personally but have heard good things from many people.
Pro
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 605
Likes: 0
From: Purcellville, Virginia
Contact Tony at http://showroomshinedetail.com/
He was at our recent Corvette show in Manassas, VA.
Tell him "Mick from ODCC" sent you.
He was at our recent Corvette show in Manassas, VA.
Tell him "Mick from ODCC" sent you.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,558
Likes: 0
From: Yorktown Va
Good luck and please post pics and your experience when the work has been complete.
I've been trying to find a detailer in the southern part of VA to correct some paint issues on my car with no luck. I took it to a place down in VA Beach that was recommend from a co-worker to have it buffed and some "minor" swirls removed. Boy was that a mistake! It looks worse than it did before I took it to the guy. To this day, it makes me sick to my stomach when I look at it at a certian angle.
I've been trying to find a detailer in the southern part of VA to correct some paint issues on my car with no luck. I took it to a place down in VA Beach that was recommend from a co-worker to have it buffed and some "minor" swirls removed. Boy was that a mistake! It looks worse than it did before I took it to the guy. To this day, it makes me sick to my stomach when I look at it at a certian angle.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,413
Likes: 9
From: The Old Dominion
It might just be buffer hologramming. While it does suck, holograms generally are not deep nor hard to remove. Though they look like hell! If you can only see it at certain angles, it might be that vs worse/deeper scratching.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 408
Likes: 0
From: Charlottesville VA
Contact Tony at http://showroomshinedetail.com/
He was at our recent Corvette show in Manassas, VA.
Tell him "Mick from ODCC" sent you.
He was at our recent Corvette show in Manassas, VA.
Tell him "Mick from ODCC" sent you.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 408
Likes: 0
From: Charlottesville VA
http://www.newshinedetailing.com/
Haven't used him personally but have heard good things from many people.
Haven't used him personally but have heard good things from many people.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,558
Likes: 0
From: Yorktown Va
I have a PC that I've used several times. I might try and see if I can correct the holograms myself.
I've thought about using the PC on the vette in the past, but I know how hard the clear is, so I figured a PC wouldn't help much.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,413
Likes: 9
From: The Old Dominion
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 220
Likes: 30
From: Fairfax VA
CMA Enterprises - Sullyfield Circle in Chantilly
Talk to Chris at CMA - (703) 856-3067 - www.cmaenterprise.com
You can stop by his shop and look at whatever cars he's done that day and judge for yourself. He's got a standard price list but will cut you a break on things like paint sealant or engine cleaning if you do it at the same time (I passed on that on my C4 due to the Opti-Spark).
You can stop by his shop and look at whatever cars he's done that day and judge for yourself. He's got a standard price list but will cut you a break on things like paint sealant or engine cleaning if you do it at the same time (I passed on that on my C4 due to the Opti-Spark).
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 201
Likes: 0
From: Northern VA
Let me know if you still need a detailer. I can help you. Myself and business partner have a detail shop and also I have a black vette like yours. Plus it looks like I am close to you, I am off the Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Rd.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,558
Likes: 0
From: Yorktown Va
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,835
Likes: 0
From: In front of C6s.
St: Jude Donor '10
Are there any shops that can carefully detail the under-hood of a C4? In other words, someone who is familiar with the Optispark and knows how to work around it. No steam cleaning or water dousing, just the old fashioned way.
Right now I do all the detailing myself but I find it is harder to keep up with due to health issues.
Right now I do all the detailing myself but I find it is harder to keep up with due to health issues.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 408
Likes: 0
From: Charlottesville VA
Thanks for the reply but I have already set up for one of the other recommended detailers to do it. I will keep your info for next time though in case this one leaves something to be desired. I am actually having one of my other cars done first to see how they do before doing the Vette.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 13,913
Likes: 101
From: Manassas VA
NoVa Events Coordinator
St. Jude Donor '14
I've been looking for someone to clean up one of my cars... I'm off of minniville and the 234 bypass. Do you make house calls?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,413
Likes: 9
From: The Old Dominion
Are there any shops that can carefully detail the under-hood of a C4? In other words, someone who is familiar with the Optispark and knows how to work around it. No steam cleaning or water dousing, just the old fashioned way.
Right now I do all the detailing myself but I find it is harder to keep up with due to health issues.
Right now I do all the detailing myself but I find it is harder to keep up with due to health issues.
You probably already know, but I wouldn't expect careful to also be cheap. Just mentioning that since you've got a C4. Us C4 owners obviously don't have any money, or we'd have gotten a C5...
Last edited by Aurora40; Aug 23, 2008 at 09:30 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,835
Likes: 0
From: In front of C6s.
St: Jude Donor '10
You could call Thomas in the link I posted initially and talk to him about it. From what I've seen, he's quite careful.
You probably already know, but I wouldn't expect careful to also be cheap. Just mentioning that since you've got a C4. Us C4 owners obviously don't have any money, or we'd have gotten a C5...
You probably already know, but I wouldn't expect careful to also be cheap. Just mentioning that since you've got a C4. Us C4 owners obviously don't have any money, or we'd have gotten a C5...
Actually I have 2 C4s...and that is the only generation I care to own, even if I won the state lottery. I have no problems paying good money for good service.
But good money for crappy service, I have a problem with.
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 36
Likes: 1
From: D.C. Metro Area
Contact Tony at http://showroomshinedetail.com/
He was at our recent Corvette show in Manassas, VA.
Tell him "Mick from ODCC" sent you.
He was at our recent Corvette show in Manassas, VA.
Tell him "Mick from ODCC" sent you.
I usually only handwash my C6 but am looking to give it a little better care. I was searching for reviews on detailers in the NoVA area. I found a few recommendations but not much in the way of satisfied customers (or unsatisfied customers, for that matter).
Has anyone used Tony's services at Showroomshinedetail? Or does anyone else have any personal recommendations?